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Holy War and the Rise of the Ottomans

Tides of History

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The Aegean Sea was an old crossroads for mythic heroes and merchants alike. The great city of Constantinople grew up just a short distance away on the shores of this heroic history. In 1352, Turkamels were hired by Orhan, the son of Osmond, the founder of the Ottoman dynasty. They didn't know it yet, but they would soon take Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia, and eventually Constantinople itself.

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